The +1 feature is an innovation by Google that focuses on sharing website content and recommendations to social connections through Gmail or Gtalk chat lists, Google Contacts, Google+ and other Google platforms that has a social networking capability.

It streamlines content and search results to give you the most relevant websites based on recommendations or +1 from your contacts. It can be compared to… Continuereading

In order to reap the full benefits of this feature, one must be logged on to their Google account and have a wide network of social contacts. This is equally important for websites in order to effectively promote their content and to improve visibility on the internet.

There are two ways to improve your website traffic with Google’s +1. The first is through an improved search ranking. Basically, the more +1’s your website or webpages receive, the higher it will be placed on Google search results when a user makes a relevant search.

Improved search rankings are especially evident between social connections. If one or some of your individual connections have… Continuereading